The one thing he's Scared Of 8

Author Note: *Nervous laugh...then runs away very quickly* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I desire LIFE! I'm sorry for not updating! AHHHHHHHHHHH!

She'd made her choice.

It always was really her choice, anyway.

No matter what they said, it was all up to her.

So now here they were, standing there, facing each other, their stares intent. She was in her chains, which honestly weren't tight, even though she was under orders to make it seem that way.

She didn't like torturing her Captain. Demo...it wasn't like she had much of a choice right now.

"Ahim..." Marvelous had a killer headache from his hangover, but he couldn't be a weenie about that. Not at a time like this.

"Marvelous-san..." her voice was weak now, fearful for his own reasoning on her fate.

He sends her an assuring glance under the radar of Basco, who was currently smirking. No doubt he was enjoying every second of this.

"So, Marvey-chan..." he took a firmer grip on the princess's chains, "what did we decide, hm?"

"Well..." he burped a little and leaned against his hand on a building for support, as the world was spinning, "I decided...I want Ahim back."

She bit her lower lip somewhat hard. Demo...what about the treasure? The crew?

His dream?

"Suka, suka..." Basco's smirk was only wider, "well, then. If you will just hand over the Ranger Keys, I'll be on my..."

"Wait," Ahim spoke as loud as she could in her quiet way of hers, "I...I have to say something."

"Go ahead, Princess," amusement twinkled in the evil man's eyes, which made her come near close to kicking him between the legs. This was far from a laughing matter.

"I...I will not allow you to give up your dream, Marvelous-san..." she walked over to him as far as her bonds would allow her, which was directly in front of him, "Basco-san has put us both through a lot...and this ends right here and right now."

There was a moment of shocked, confused silence before she kicked up sharply. The chest of keys in Marvelous' grasp went airborne, crashing to the ground, and she managed to catch one in her mouth. She bent over to her arm bonds, turning it in the lock quickly and hearing a click.

"Yeah, I didn't really plan on it either," the Captain suddenly had out his Moterbite and Key, hangover forgotten had the moment, "screw off, Basco. I'll kill you right now."

It was then the evil man realized that the princess had somehow gotten her key back from him and was now ready to morph. Another shocked silence hung in the air for almost forever before he remembered that smirk of his.

"Well, this is an exciting turn of an events," he grabbed the rope of the Free Joker 'parked' above, "I'll just have to come back later. See you then, Marvey-chan...and Princess...I don't forgive so easy."

He flashed a grin, and he was gone as soon as he could. This 'battle' had lasted less than ten minutes, and most didn't register it had even happened. But the two crewmates did.

They registered it well.

The two just stood their, side by side, not even lowering their morphing tools for quite it a time. Suddenly and with no warning, the captain collasped, his hangover coming back to him clearly and capturing him in sleep. He could barely register her cry as he fell unconscience.

"Marvelous-san!"

He woke up in a bed.

But that wasn't the really, really good part.

The really, really awesome part was that he woke in the bed beside her.

His best guess what that she'd been caring for him and fallen asleep. She was the cutest thing you ever did see, curled up beside him and holding on tight to his arm. Her heard was on his chest, and she made the cutest little sounds as she slept peacefully. Now, it was true his arm was now asleep. But he wouldn't disturb her when she was so tired.

He wanted to hold onto the moment forever...

Even though his heart was once again pounding painfully against his ribs.